StarTech.com MPEX2S1P552 User Manual

4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card
2S 1P Mini PCI Express Serial/Parallel Combo Card

MPEX4S552
MPEX2S1P552

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Manual Revision: 04/18/2011

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FCC Compliance Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment
o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following
measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

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Instruction Manual

Table of Contents

Introduction ........................................................................................................ 1

Packaging Contents ......................................................................................................................................................1

System Requirements ...................................................................................................................................................1

Installation .......................................................................................................... 2

Hardware Installation ...................................................................................................................................................2

Driver Installation ........................................................................................................................................................... 3

Verifying Installation .....................................................................................................................................................4

Pinout ................................................................................................................... 5

Specications ...................................................................................................... 6

Technical Support .............................................................................................. 7

Warranty Information ........................................................................................ 7

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Introduction

The MPEX4S952 4 Port RS232 Mini PCI Express Serial Card with 16550 UART and the
MPEX2S1P552 2S1P Mini PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card turns a mini-PCIe slot
into either four RS232 (DB9) serial ports or two RS232 (DB9) serial ports and one IEEE
1284 parallel port - cost-saving solutions for adding legacy serial/parallel support for
embedded systems that aren’t normally compatible.

A native PCI Express single chip design allows you to take advantage of full PCI Express
bus capability by providing improved speed and reliability while reducing the load
applied to the CPU by as much as 48% over conventional “bridge chip” serial cards .

Packaging Contents

• 1 x Mini PCI Express Card

• 4 x DB9 to IDC Ribbon Cable (MPEX4S552 only)

• 2 x DB9 to IDC Ribbon Cable (MPEX2S1P552 only)

• 1 x DB25 to IDC Ribbon Cable (MPEX2S1P552 only)

• 1 x Driver CD

• 1 x Instruction Manual

System Requirements

• PCI Express enabled computer system with available Mini PCI Express slot (Mini Card)

• Microsoft® Windows® 2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7 (32/64-bit), or
Linux® kernel 2.6.x

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